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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1914
Page
7
The piece discusses how mirrors transform a room by enlarging and lighting spaces, cites a woman’s closet doorway mirror as a preferred plan, notes cost ranges from about 0 to 16, and outlines color schemes, furnishing choices, and a suggested rug to harmonize gray enamel furniture and wall tones.
The article reviews children’s styles with a low waist line and sash, short satin sleeves exposing the elbow dimples, and decorative Greek fret lace. It highlights a steel white ball dress for parties, pin tucked fullness, Valencier lace inserts, and pink ribbon trims on skirts and sleeves.
A small square of thin fabric hosts a centered batiste disk drawn up by a string to form a compact powder puff. When raised it resembles a small handkerchief and is worn to match the costume tucked into the corsage.
The text describes young girls clothing with emphasis on waist, hip sizing, and bodice styles. It notes dresses with middy blouses, skirts of contrasting materials, and four-piece outfits. Fabrics include serge, gabardine, checks, and novelty wools, with trims like collars, belts, and belts at low hips. Coats feature flounces and color-contrasting sections. Colors include mink, bay blue, rust, and similar hues.
A mother can dress her child prettily with a two piece dress. The outfit uses a skirt and guimpe, with a white emphasis for easy washing. An overdress in pale color blocks the white detail at the bottom and sleeves.
Mothers widely use California Syrup of Figs as a gentle internal cleanser for kids. The text claims the syrup relieves constipation, feverish irritability, stomach sourness, and foul bowels, asserting a teaspoonful can ease waste and bile within hours. It emphasizes dosing guidance on the bottle and targets both children and adults.
In a tense room scene a parson and witnesses discuss a woman's conduct causing uproar. The parson jokes about scandal and a final laugh ends the moment, leaving questions about truth and propriety in the village.
An advertisement touts Pope's Diapep sin as rapidly curing dyspepsia gas indigestion and heartburn within five minutes claiming a large bottle provides substantial satisfaction and urges households to keep it on hand for day or night use. It contrasts a claim of women’s rights with a separate note about German rules affecting telephone use.
This defective OCR fragment warns to examine Astoria Castoria bottles for infants remedies and notes the signature of use for over children. It also includes stray lines about a deal with Brown and a promotional pitch for a pleasant pollette like a medicine, plus admonitions about borrowing spectacles to see one’s faults.
An advertisement promotes a free book titled The phyrteemt eAitent at the Ile nf LAW by a doctor Wane Hriten Landeetan. It lists distribution by Mergmen Lelumtar Olio and others and claims it explains law and remedies for coughs and child care. The piece notes readers can obtain the book and mentions a Minnesotan address and endorsements.
The narrator recalls a woman’s hard life and family ties in a rural home. The passage details chores and duties, including making rail, tending firewood, and digging, with memories of a father and a son in a strained but affectionate domestic moment.
A red prairie schooner bearing Bound for Canada passes through Nebraska and the Dakotas on its way to Willow Naneh in western Canada where Jameson Jensen plans mixed farming and cattle, with hopes of land, rails, and schools nearby. The notice also quotes Henry on marriages and titles.
Fragmentary text references a horse named Brom o Quin ine and a colt with unclear connections. Mentions Putnam and Dyes with stains and a remark about a play titled The Comet. Contains multiple garbled names and stray phrases with no coherent event or entity.
A fragment discusses river water movement and currents with observations about swimmers and boats. It notes how water speed affects actions. mentions boats, paddling, and currents as a natural force observed by river users on a Sunday in spring.
An advertisement from Dayton Ohio features testimonials about Cutcura Soap and Ointment claiming to cure severe skin itching and pimples. Mine Margisrite Fe Jacobs says relief came after using the product, dating the note to January 14. The ad touts nationwide sales and a free skin chart offer.
An early 20th century advertisement touts Kristian's Dandeline as a cure for dull lifeless hair. It promises light, wavy hair that looks abundant and young, claiming it cleanses dirt and dandruff, nourishes the scalp, and stimulates new hair growth after a few weeks. The copy urges purchase of a 25 cent bottle from local sellers.
A disjointed exchange follows a first quarrel at a location named in the fragment. The readable text hints at a dispute and a initial discord among participants, with garbled speech surrounding the scene.
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